USPTO Patents Application 09995250

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PTO/SB/05 (11-00)
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Patent and Trademark Office: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

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Attorney Docket No. jf*"" 01-40236-US-C k

UTILITY
PATENT APPLICATION
TRANSMITTAL

First Inventor

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Tijerino, Yuri

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I I Fee Transmittal Form (e.g., PTO/SB/17)
'■ I I (Submit an original, and a duplicate for fee processing)

Applicant claims small entity status.
See 37 CFR1.27.

3. I J I Specification [Total Pages 29
(preferred arrangement set forth below) '

- Descriptive title of the invention

- Cross Reference to Related Applications

- Statement Regarding Fed sponsored R&D

- Reference to sequence listing, a table,
or a computer program listing appendix

- Background of the Invention

- Brief Summary of the Invention

- Brief Description of the Drawings (if filed)

- Detailed Description

- Claim(s)

- Abstract of the Disclosure

APPLICATION ELEMENTS

See MPEP chapter 600 concerning utility patent application contents.

ADDRESS TO:

Assistant Commissioner for Patents

Box Patent Application q\i

Washington, D.C 20231 JJ_

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7 I 1 CD-ROM or CD-R in duplicate, large table or

' i ' Computer Program (Appendix)

8. Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequence Submission

(if applicable, all necessary)

a. | | Computer Readable Form (CRF)

b. Specification Sequence Listing on:

i. □ CD-ROM or CD-R (2 copies); or

ii. [~J paper

c. j ] Statements verifying identity of above copies

4. | s/ | Drawing(s) (35 U.S.C. 113) [Total

Oath or Decla ration [Total Pages

a. [ | Newly executed (original or copy)

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Copy from a prior application (37 CFR 1 .63(d))
(for continuation/divisional with Box 18 completed)

□ DELETION OF INVENTOR(S)
Signed statement attached deleting inventor(s)
named in the prior application, see 37 CFR
1.63(d)(2) and 1.33(b).

6. [ | Application Data Sheet. See 37 CFR 1.76

ACCOMPANYING APPLICATION PARTS

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Assignment Papers (cover sheet & document(s))

| j | Power of Attorney

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37 CFR 3.73(b) Statement
(when there is an assignee)

English Translation Document (if applicable)

Information Disclosure I 1 Copies of IDS
Statement (IDS)/PTO-1 449 I I Citations

Preliminary Amendment

Return Receipt Postcard (MPEP 503)

(Should be specifically itemized)

Certified Copy of Priority Document(s)

(if foreign priority is claimed)

Request and Certification under 35 U.S.C. 122

(b)(2)(B)(i). Applicant must attach form PTO/SB/35

or its equivalent.

Other:

18. If a CONTINUING APPLICATION, check appropriate box, and supply the requisite information below and in a preliminary amendment,
or in an Application Data Sheet under 37 CFR 1. 76:

21 Continuation | | Divisional | | Continuation-in-part (CIP) of prior application No.: 09/494,188

Prior application information: Fxaminer Trinh. S. Group /Art Unit _268_1

For CONTINUATION OR DIVISIONAL APPS only: The entire disclosure of the prior application, from which an oath or declaration is supplied
under Box 5b, is considered a part of the disclosure of the accompanying continuation or divisional application and is hereby incorporated by
reference The incorporation can only be relied upon when a portion has been inadvertently omitted from the submitted application parts.

19. CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS

I I Customer Number or Bar Code Label

(Insert Customer No. or Attach bar code pbelhere)_ ,

or LXl Correspondence address below

Name

Louis M. Heidelberger

Reed Smith LLP

Address

2500 One Liberty Place

Ifi^n Market Sreet

City

Philadelphia Sfafe

PA Zip Code

19103

Country

US Telephone

215-851-8100 Fax

215-851-1420

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Name (Pnnt/Type)

Signature

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44,054

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Burden Hour Stateme/t: This-l5rm is estimated to take 0.2 hours to complete/ Time will vary, depending upon the need's ofjie ^^ u aJ Any
comments on the am(Wt5ftime you are required to complete this form should^e sent to the Chief Information Officer, U.S Patent and Trademark Office,
Washington DC 20231^ DO NOT SEND FEES OR COMPLETED FORMS/O THIS ADDRESS. SEND TO: Assistant Commissioner for Patents, Box
Patent Application, Washington, DC 20231. /

IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

Applicant: Yuri Adrian Tijerino
Serial No.: Not Yet Assigned
Filing Date: Herewith

Examiner: Not Yet Assigned
Group Art Unit: Not Yet Assigned
Docket No.: 01-40236-US-C

Title:

ADAPTIVE COMMUNICATION DATA RETRIEVAL SYSTEM

CONTINUATION APPLICATION TRANSMITTAL

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
BOX PATENT APPLICATION
P.O. Box 2327
Arlington, VA 22202

Sir:

This application is a continuation of U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 09/494,188, filed
January 28, 2000, which is incorporated by reference, as if fully set forth in their respective
entireties herein.

The following document(s) is/are submitted herewith:

1. 14 pages of Specification

2. 15 pages Claims

3. 1 page Abstract

4. 2 pages of formal drawings (Figures 1 and 2)

5. Copy of Declaration and Power of Attorney from a prior application

6. Transmittal Form

7. Return receipt postcard

EXPRESS MAIL CERTIFICATE (37 CFR 1.10)

Express Mail Label No. $Jj(j> (p $<2i0 f?) U 6

Date of Deposit \l /ATo^ ^ c^{)n(

I hereby certify that this paper, and the papers and/or fees referred to herein as transmitted, submitted or enclosed, are being deposited with
the U.S. Postal Service "Express Mail Post Office to Addressee" service under 37 CFR §1.10 on the date indicated above and is addressed to the
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, BOX PATENT APPLICATION, P.O. Box 2327, Arlington, VA 22202

Name

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SEND ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO:

LOUIS M. HEIDELBERGER, ESQ.
REED SMITH LLP
2500 One Liberty Place
1650 Market Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103

Respectfully Submitted,

ATHAN M. DARCY
Registration No. 44,054
REED SMITH LLP
2500 One Liberty Place
1650 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-7301
Telephone No.: (215) 851-8100
Facsimile No.: (215) 851-1420
Attorneys for Applicant

Dated: November 27, 2001